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In my last piece, I had continued with my discussion on Section 124A of the IPC with reference to Constituent Assembly Debates…
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Constituent Assembly debates on sedition: Part 1
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In this piece, continuing with my discussion on sedition from the last three pieces, I will examine the Constituent Assembly debates on sedition…
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The Indian position on the issue of sedition
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It is sometimes claimed in popular discourse that the Constituent Assembly was dead set against the inclusion of sedition as a restriction on free speech and expression…
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SEDITION: DISAFFECTION VS DISAPPROBATION
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In my last piece, I had started a discussion on Section 124A of the IPC which deals with sedition…
The colonial origins and constitutionality of ‘sedition’
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The law of sedition, specifically Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), has been the subject of intense debate over the last few years…
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DEVELOPMENT, NATURE AND DHARMA
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A few days ago, Uttarakhand witnessed yet another flood and I am not sure I want to call it a “natural disaster” which could give the impression that it wasn’t caused by human activity…
Social media, free expression and competition law
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These last few days the role of social media platforms, in particular Twitter, has been the subject of intense scrutiny owing to certain controversial hashtags/trends…
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A soft state and judicial populism: A match made in hell
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Over the past several weeks, a lot has been written about the farm laws, the concerns of farmers of a few States and the Central Government’s position…
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Indigeneity, land ontologies and ‘development’
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Most indigenous societies, until afflicted by “modernity” owing to the European colonizer’s advent, shared a sacred and harmonious relationship with nature which was not seen merely as an object of conquest and possession…
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INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND INDIGENEITY
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How does one determine the indigeneity of thought? Does this translate to recognition of the concept of terroir of a certain thought…
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